“The number of useful desktop applications for Linux is growing
every day, but there are many would-be users who still have one or
more ‘must have’ Windows applications. For those users, running
Windows under Linux is a suitable alternative to having to maintain
two systems, or a dual-boot system with Linux and Windows. One of
the options for running Windows under Linux is Win4Lin, Inc.’s
Win4Lin Pro, which was released earlier this year. Win4Lin Pro gets
the job done, but its performance and usability are a bit
disappointing.“I took Win4Lin Pro 2.0 for a test drive, to see whether it was
a suitable choice for users who want to run Windows applications
under Linux…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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